Blackstone Group Stock Hits New 52-Week High (BX)

Blackstone Group (NYSE:BX) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $18.62, above its previous 52-week high of $18.42 with 3.1 million shares traded as of 10:35 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 4.2 million shares over the past 30 days.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $18.62, above its previous 52-week high of $18.42 with 3.1 million shares traded as of 10:35 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 4.2 million shares over the past 30 days.

Blackstone Group has a market cap of $9.47 billion and is part of the financial sector and financial services industry. Shares are up 16.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

The Blackstone Group L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides alternative asset management and financial advisory services worldwide. It operates in five segments: Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Fund Solutions, Credit Businesses, and Financial Advisory. The company has a P/E ratio of 107.2, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Blackstone Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, increase in stock price during the past year and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. You can view the full Blackstone Group Ratings Report.